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“I’m Old Now”: 30 Things That Made People Realize Their Age

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We all tend to think of ourselves as spring chickens, right up until the moment our knees sound like a jackhammer on gravel and we are shocked to hear the year recent high-school graduates were born in.

Someone asked netizens “What’s your “I’m old now” indicator?” and people shared the moments they knew that youth was over. So get comfortable as you scroll through, prepare to date yourself, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your thoughts and experiences in the comments section below.

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#1

“I’m Old Now”: 30 Things That Made People Realize Their Age I have no idea who most of the "celebrities" mentioned on social media are.

spaniel_rage , Erik Lucatero/Unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

224points

Ban-One 5 months ago

The constant "celebrity" news on BP are proof of that...at least to me.

47points

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#2

“I’m Old Now”: 30 Things That Made People Realize Their Age I hate unnecessary noise. I really appreciate silence and calm.

National_Matter1001 , Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

193points

Miki 5 months ago

Apparently I was born old.

50points

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#3

“I’m Old Now”: 30 Things That Made People Realize Their Age You start feeling that music from your childhood is better than anything coming out today.

BLUE_Selectric1976 , Bianca Ackermann/Unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

162points

Philly Bob Squires 5 months ago

It is, actually! Bieber is no match for Mercury!

63points

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#4

“I’m Old Now”: 30 Things That Made People Realize Their Age When I was a kid in 90s, the 60s were ancient history. I refuse to make the logical connection about the current state of the 90s. The 90s were just a few years ago. .

FerricDonkey , Sergey Sokolov/Unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

161points

Little Wonder 5 months ago

I'm sure I've said this before here (or somewhere) but it tickles me so I'll say it again. I used to buy LPs in the 90s as well as CDs and I once bought "With the Beatles", I bought that in 1993 when it was 30 years old. I also bought the new release "August and Everything After" by Counting Crows. Which is now 30 years old. (31!). So that's when I realised I'm ancient.

20points

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#5

“I’m Old Now”: 30 Things That Made People Realize Their Age I can't stand up without making some sort of noise. It might be a groan, a creak, a pop, or a sigh. My days as a ninja are over.

CurlSagan , UTSAV SHARMA/Unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

148points

Philly Bob Squires 5 months ago

Snap, crackle... FLOP!

41points

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#6

“I’m Old Now”: 30 Things That Made People Realize Their Age I'm almost always tired. But not like sleepy tired and more like feeling thin tired.if that makes sense.

Neko-chiliocosm , Malachi Cowie/Unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

141points

Addy 5 months ago

"Like butter scraped over too much bread." -Bilbo Baggins

93points

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#7

“I’m Old Now”: 30 Things That Made People Realize Their Age It dawned on me when I started thinking policemen looked too young to be in charge of anything.

Cool-Collection-7659 , Ryan Brooklyn/Unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

136points

ynyrhydref56 5 months ago

Same with doctors

72points

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#8

“I’m Old Now”: 30 Things That Made People Realize Their Age My “I’m old now” indicator was when I started sympathizing with the parents in teen movies.

Temporary_Delivery37 , warnerbros (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

131points

Little Wonder 5 months ago

I've long said you can tell if you're old by watching Ferris Bueller's Day Off. If you watch it and think Ferris is awesome, you're still young. If you watch and think he's a self centered brat, you're old now.

51points

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#9

“I’m Old Now”: 30 Things That Made People Realize Their Age Realizing that I consider 9 p.m. a perfectly reasonable time to say, "Well, it's about time to hit the hay!".

guitarashamedj , Jp Valery/Unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

116points

Antony Aston 5 months ago

I go to bed at the same time I used to go out (in my 20s) and get up at the same time I used to get home!

36points

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#10

“I’m Old Now”: 30 Things That Made People Realize Their Age When you’re filling out surveys and questionnaires then you realize you’re selecting the next age range.

likwidfuzion , Adeolu Eletu/Unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

111points

FrogMan 5 months ago

Or when you’re on a website signing up for something and have to put in your birthday and you have to scroll down for the year of your birth and it takes a LOOOONNGG time

72points

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#11

“I’m Old Now”: 30 Things That Made People Realize Their Age My nephew that I used to babysit and change his diapers is turning 41 this year. His kid is turning 13.

Flux_Inverter , Picsea/Unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

109points

Phil 5 months ago

I attended my 2nd nieces college graduation and I swear I heard my hip break.

25points

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#12

“I’m Old Now”: 30 Things That Made People Realize Their Age I went back to my home town after being gone about 20 years. I heard myself say "man, this is crazy. I remember when this was all dairy farms."

whodiinne , rivage/Unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

107points

Novadoe (She/They) 5 months ago

Not too far outside my neighborhood is a lot of new buildings...I remember when it was just an open field. It's quite sad

22points

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#13

My back hurts, and that's the default state.

And when I have to pee, there's no buildup. I don't have to pee, for hours, and then at some random second, I'm immediately doing the peepee dance and running to the bathroom.

Final score:

103points

Adam Zad 5 months ago

Never pass up a bathroom, never waste a boner, and never trust a fart.

47points

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#14

“I’m Old Now”: 30 Things That Made People Realize Their Age I have no idea wtf my young (20-25) coworkers are talking about half the time.

bloodercup , Arlington Research/Unsplash (Not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

100points

CG 5 months ago

I'm 29, and I get confused by some terms that Gen Z made popular.

19points

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#15

“I’m Old Now”: 30 Things That Made People Realize Their Age I square up my spine and get into a safe position quickly before I sneeze.

My boobs are more threats vs assets now.

housechore , Mikael Blomkvist/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

99points

Rachknits 5 months ago

The second one - hahahaha

28points

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#16

“I’m Old Now”: 30 Things That Made People Realize Their Age 95% of the songs on the radio sucks.

The-od88 , Marília Castelli/Unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

95points

Philly Bob Squires 5 months ago

This is why they made cassett... oh wait! WHAT!

45points

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#17

My favorite hobby is sleeping.

Final score:

92points

keyboardtek 5 months ago

Especially if you buy a memory foam topper and put it on a memory foam mattress. Heavenly!

19points

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#18

“I’m Old Now”: 30 Things That Made People Realize Their Age Being more exited about the blossoming of trees and the end of winter than the next party

This actually was a topic with younger friend.

B0ngoZ0ngo , Taryn Elliott/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

92points

Ample Aardvark 5 months ago

Oh yeah, the lilacs and cherry blossoms! Then it all dies out in two weeks and I'm dreading summer again

24points

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#19

“I’m Old Now”: 30 Things That Made People Realize Their Age I have an app for identifying bird calls, I'm happy when I can hear the mocking bird that seemingly nests in my neighborhood.

National-Crew-327 , Jan Meeus/Unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

89points

JenC 5 months ago

The app is called Merlin

25points

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#20

“I’m Old Now”: 30 Things That Made People Realize Their Age I want to be home before the street lamps turn on.

Different-Pin-9234 , Greg Rosenke/Unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

89points

keyboardtek 5 months ago

Because the floaters inside your eyes and the cataracts that are forming cause so much headlight glare and it is impossible to drive at night.

40points

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#21

Music awards shows. Wife and I spend the entire time asking each other; “Who?”.

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Final score:

89points

detective miller's hat 5 months ago

The last time I watched the Grammy awards was back in like 2002. The only thing I remember is Lou Reed having to hand a Grammy to Gwen Stefani (for her solo sh*t, not for No Doubt), and the look of utter disgust on his face was priceless.

3points

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#22

“I’m Old Now”: 30 Things That Made People Realize Their Age When you hear Nirvana being played on Adult Contemporary radio stations.

cinderblock16 , Jurian Kersten/Unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

79points

Philly Bob Squires 5 months ago

Wait until it gets played in elevators and hotel lobbies!

22points

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#23

“I’m Old Now”: 30 Things That Made People Realize Their Age Just knowing that now whenever someone takes a photo of me on their phone and then shows me the photo, I will always see a little “old lady” staring back at me. .

Novel-Coast-957 , Josh Rose/Unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

77points

Mark Fuller 5 months ago

I see a hamster on steroids. Puffy and flushed, even though I'm not that overweight.

17points

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#24

“I’m Old Now”: 30 Things That Made People Realize Their Age I got excited about buying a steam mop.

beers_n_bags , amazon (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

75points

Jinx (she/her) 5 months ago

I was positively giddy when I got my new vacuum 😅

17points

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#25

Refilling my pill pack on Saturday evenings. IYKYK.

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Final score:

75points

LaserBrain 5 months ago

I'm old enough that I didn't recognise the "If you know, you know."

3points

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#26

“I’m Old Now”: 30 Things That Made People Realize Their Age I say "when I was your age..." unironically.

bignatenz , Alexis Brown/Unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

71points

doredde 5 months ago

And finding out, that was BEFORE the other person was even born.

20points

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#27

“I’m Old Now”: 30 Things That Made People Realize Their Age I never had kid,s but suddenly all my friends are grandparents.

Curiouscatlearning , freestocks.org/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

68points

jasper 5 months ago

...sigh... yes

5points

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#28

“I’m Old Now”: 30 Things That Made People Realize Their Age When people ask me how old I am, I respond with "how old do I look" and get really excited about the guessing game.

Cheap-Consequences , Priscilla Du Preez 🇨🇦/Unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

66points

Mark Fuller 5 months ago

I despise this - they always guess 10-15 years off course. Heartbreaking.

13points

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#29

“I’m Old Now”: 30 Things That Made People Realize Their Age All those adults I used to see around with young kids are my peers now.

Also, there are a lot less people who are way older than me now.

KeepGoing655 , Brooke Cagle/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

57points

Michael Largey 5 months ago

The number of people older than you never increases.

12points

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#30

“I’m Old Now”: 30 Things That Made People Realize Their Age When you are just chatting to someone and they compare you to their mother.

farpleflippers , Cherrydeck/Unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

54points

Bret Sander 5 months ago

I told my thirty something neighbor about Andy Taylor of Duran Duran passing a couple of years ago. He said," yeah, I think my mom listened to them".

10points

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I am a writer at Bored Panda. Despite being born in the US, I ended up spending most of my life in Europe, from Latvia, Austria, and Georgia to finally settling in Lithuania. At Bored Panda, you’ll find me covering topics ranging from the cat meme of the day to red flags in the workplace and really anything else. In my free time, I enjoy hiking, beating other people at board games, cooking, good books, and bad films.

I am a writer at Bored Panda. Despite being born in the US, I ended up spending most of my life in Europe, from Latvia, Austria, and Georgia to finally settling in Lithuania. At Bored Panda, you’ll find me covering topics ranging from the cat meme of the day to red flags in the workplace and really anything else. In my free time, I enjoy hiking, beating other people at board games, cooking, good books, and bad films.

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I'm a Visual Editor at Bored Panda since 2017. I've searched through a multitude of images to create over 2000 diverse posts on a wide range of topics. I love memes, funny, and cute stuff, but I'm also into social issues topics. Despite my background in communication, my heart belongs to visual media, especially photography. When I'm not at my desk, you're likely to find me in the streets with my camera, checking out cool exhibitions, watching a movie at the cinema or just chilling with a coffee in a cozy place

I'm a Visual Editor at Bored Panda since 2017. I've searched through a multitude of images to create over 2000 diverse posts on a wide range of topics. I love memes, funny, and cute stuff, but I'm also into social issues topics. Despite my background in communication, my heart belongs to visual media, especially photography. When I'm not at my desk, you're likely to find me in the streets with my camera, checking out cool exhibitions, watching a movie at the cinema or just chilling with a coffee in a cozy place

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Gavin Johnson 5 months ago

My daughter is going to Paris with her school in a couple of weeks, at the meeting to tell us all about the details I sat there looking at her teachers thinking ‘are they old enough to be allowed to do this?’. 😂

13points

PSimms 5 months ago

When I realized that I now wanted the pilot flying the plane to be younger than me, and not older than me.

10points

Julie S 5 months ago

When you have a late night and it takes you a week to get over it.

8points

Jude Laskowski 5 months ago

I've been a night owl all my life. I takes me a week to get over having to get up at 0530 for an early doctor appointment. I make the early appointment (0730) so he's not backed up yet.

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Gavin Johnson 5 months ago

My daughter is going to Paris with her school in a couple of weeks, at the meeting to tell us all about the details I sat there looking at her teachers thinking ‘are they old enough to be allowed to do this?’. 😂

13points

PSimms 5 months ago

When I realized that I now wanted the pilot flying the plane to be younger than me, and not older than me.

10points

Julie S 5 months ago

When you have a late night and it takes you a week to get over it.

8points

Jude Laskowski 5 months ago

I've been a night owl all my life. I takes me a week to get over having to get up at 0530 for an early doctor appointment. I make the early appointment (0730) so he's not backed up yet.

3points

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